Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Volkwin

Master (Herrmeister) of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword from 1209 to 1236, 1200 to 1236

Volkwin is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1215 and 1236: 6 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Estonia (4), Latvia (1), Lithuania (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 855 km apart end to end, 171 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Livonian Crusade (4), Northern Crusades (1).

Battle of RigaBattle of LeholaBattle of OtepääBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of MuhuBattle of SauleBattle of LeholaBattle of OtepääBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of MuhuBattle of SauleRigaDaugavpilsTartuJelgavaŠiauliaiRēzekneViljandi100 km57.348N, 24.839E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1215: 2 engagements2 in 12151217: 2 engagements2 in 12171227: 1 engagements1236: 1 engagements12151236
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lehola, 1215Battle of Riga, 1215Battle of Otepää, 1217Battle of St. Matthew's Day, 1217Battle of Muhu, 1227Battle of Saule, 123612151236
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1215Battle of LeholaLõhavere, EstoniaLivonian victory
1215Battle of RigaRiga, Latvia187 km SWLivonian victory
January 1217Battle of OtepääOtepää, Estonia184 km NESee Aftermath
21 September 1217Battle of St. Matthew's DayViljandi, Estonia74 km NWLivonian victory; County of Sakala surrenders
1 January 1227Battle of MuhuMuhu, Estonia135 km WCrusaders victory
22 September 1236Battle of SauleLatvia, Lithuania275 km SSamogitian and Semigalian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.